SCHEDULE FOR THURSDAY, MARCH 21
On the pebbled ice:
The B-K-T Tires World Women’s Curling Championship continues today and runs through Sunday in Sydney, Nova Scotia. Thirteen teams are taking part in the round-robin plus playoffs format, including Canada – represented by the Rachel Homan foursome of Ottawa. They have 8 wins, 0 losses…good for 1st place. On their schedule today…
6 a.m. – Canada vs Estonia
4 p.m. – Canada vs New Zealand
The Canadian Mixed Doubles Curling Championship continues today and runs through tomorrow in Fredericton, New Brunswick. The field of 32 duos has been pared to 12 for straight knock-out playoffs. Among the 32 duos are Dustin Kathoff and Christie Gamble of Saskatoon-Nutana, Rylan Kleiter and Madison Kleiter of Saskatoon-Nutana, Nancy Martin and Steve Laycock of Martensville plus Kirk Muyres of Humboldt and Laura Walker out of Sherwood Park, Alberta. Muyres-Walker finished with 7 wins, 0 losses…good for 1st place in Pool A and earned a bye to the quarter-finals. The Kleiters finished with 5 wins, 2 losses…tied for 2nd place in Pool A and advanced to the extra-series round of playoffs. Martin-Laycock finished with 5 wins, 2 losses…tied for 1st place in Pool B and advanced to the extra-series round of playoffs. Kalthoff-Gamble finished with 3 wins, 4 losses…tied for 5th place in Pool C and missed the playoffs. On the Saskatchewan connections’ playoff schedules today…
10 a.m. – Martin-Laycock vs Weagle-Epping
Kleiter-Kleiter vs Cotter-Cotter
4 p.m. – Muyres-Walker vs to be determined
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Western Hockey League:
Moose Jaw Warriors at Brandon Wheat Kings—6 p.m.
(The Saskatoon Blades return to action tomorrow when they visit the Prince Albert Raiders. First face-off is 7 p.m. at the Art Hauser Centre. CJWW’s broadcast starts at 6:45 p.m. with the Palliser Rooms E-Q-3 Cutting Edge Pre-Game Show and the play-by-play at 7 p.m. The Blue and Gold have 48 wins, 13 losses, 5 extra time losses for 101 points…good for 1st place in the Eastern Conference. P-A has 31 wins, 30 losses, 5 extra time losses for 67 points…good for 8th place in the Eastern Conference. The Bridge City Bunch’s next home game is Saturday against the Raiders. Game time is 7 p.m. at SaskTel Centre.)
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National Hockey League—11 games:
Winnipeg Jets at New Jersey Devils—5 p.m.
St. Louis Blues at Ottawa Senators—5 p.m.
Buffalo Sabres at Edmonton Oilers—7 p.m.
Montreal Canadiens at Vancouver Canucks—8 p.m.
Philadelphia Flyers at Carolina Hurricanes—5 p.m.
New York Rangers at Boston Bruins—5 p.m.
New York Islanders at Detroit Red Wings—5 p.m.
Nashville Predators at Florida Panthers—5:30 p.m.
Chicago Blackhawks at Anaheim Ducks—8 p.m.
Tampa Bay Lightning at San Jose Sharks—8:30 p.m.
Seattle Kraken at Vegas Golden Knights—8:30 p.m.
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Major League Baseball Exhibition—12 games, including:
Toronto Blue Jays vs Pittsburgh Pirates–4:05 p.m. at Bradenton, Fla.
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The National Lacrosse League returns to action tomorrow when Week 17 of the season starts with 2 games. The Saskatchewan Rush are idle until Saturday when they visit the New York Riptide. The broadcast on 92-9, THE BULL begins at 5:15 p.m. with the Pre-Game Show and the play-by-play at 5:30 p.m. The Rush have 5 wins, 6 losses…good for 9th place. New York has 6 wins, 8 losses…good for 10th place. Saskatchewan’s next home game is Saturday, April 6th against the Calgary Roughnecks. First face-off is 7 p.m. at SaskTel Centre. The Pre-Game Show on 92-9, The BULL runs from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. 92-9, The BULL will also have a 30-minute Post-Game Show.
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National Basketball Association—7 games:
New Orleans Pelicans at Orlando Magic—5 p.m.
Sacramento Kings at Washington Wizards—5 p.m.
Brooklyn Nets at Milwaukee Bucks—6 p.m.
Chicago Bulls at Houston Rockets—6 p.m.
Utah Jazz at Dallas Mavericks—6:30 p.m.
New York Knicks at Denver Nuggets—7 p.m.
Atlanta Hawks at Phoenix Suns—8:30 p.m.
(The Toronto Raptors return to action tomorrow when they host the Oklahoma City Thunder at 5 p.m. in Toronto.)
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